Following up on the success of their original Legacy sneaker, Run Athletics is slated to release a Hi Top version later on this year. They will also be releasing a new running shoe style model called the 68 – check it after the jump. You can expect these sneakers to be released in a variety of colors and high quality materials.
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Today we present a new line out of New York City by way of Trinidad called Jab Jab. The brand is heavily inspired by elements of roots and culture in hip hop and the fusion of New York and Carribean style. What’s interesting about Jab Jab is that they are trying to bring the streetwear culture into their home country of Trinidad and introduce it there. The current season features 7 different designs, which are currently being sold at several locations worldwide including Apollo in Japan.
Sneakerplay has teamed up with NIKEiD to bring you ‘The AF1 Playoffs’. This is their biggest contest to date. All the action will take place in Sneakerplay’s exclusive teamLOCKER. This new NIKEiD feature allows you to create designs with fellow aficionados in an invite-only space. It’s a great way to see what people really think of your style. Build your design here using team colors and save it to teamLOCKER to see how it stands up in the eyes of your peers.
Starting March 6th, Sneakerplay members will have the chance to design their own NIKE Air Force 1 Premium iD’s. The winning designs chosen by the community will win an exclusive pair of the new AF1s – complete with rolled leather edges, a re-engineered interior, matching silver or gold accessories and a polished metal deubre declaring ‘AF1 82’ – in their winning design. (This shoe is not available to the public.)
For collectors and fans of the Dunny toy figure, the new Dunny Series will be releasing in March and this time there will be a Colette x Kidrobot collaboration, which will be extremely limited. Be sure to check out this new series and the collaboration at a retailer near you.
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XLarge will be hosting an inaugural show at the Upstairs Gallery at XLarge and the featured artist will be The London Police. There will be special limited products that will be under their “XLarge Gallery” label that will be coming out for each artist featured. This time they will be coming out with a specially crafted limited pillow cushion and a t-shirt, which will be pre-sold through www.myspace.com/xlargela until March 15th. You can also purchase them with a credit card by calling their flagship store in Los Angeles. The shirts are selling at $35 and the pillows are $50.
